diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.9.7-slim-buster
+FROM python:3.9.8-slim-buster
 
 
 LABEL authors="Patrick Jentsch <p.jentsch@uni-bielefeld.de>, Stephan Porada <sporada@uni-bielefeld.de>"